Re: Blind buy Versace the Dreamer

Although I like many of the same types of fragrances as you, and speaking only for myself, this is one I did not care for at all when I tried it. Didn't like the smell. Hoping your experience is different.

Re: Blind buy Versace the Dreamer

Originally Posted by hednic

Although I like many of the same types of fragrances as you, and speaking only for myself, this is one I did not care for at all when I tried it. Didn't like the smell. Hoping your experience is different.

I don't like the first 30 minutes, but then it really starts to shine on me.
I don't get much of the tobacco some get, but I get a very cosy and calming frag........definitely worth a blind buy for that price.

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Claus The Danish Viking
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Re: Blind buy Versace the Dreamer

As others have said, the opening is a blast of synthetics that can be harsh. After that, it settles into a nice fresh-linen scent (to me), and finally into a smooth light tobacco with some sweetness. I actually had a co-worker ask if I had just smoked a cigarette one morning (I quit over a year ago) while wearing this. It definitely has a synthetic vibe until the very base, but that's not always necessarily a bad thing. Some compare the sweetness to Le Male, but I think they are different enough to own both (I do!). I quite like this one as a budget fragrance, and for the longevity you get (10+ hours on skin, into the next day on clothes), it's definitely not a bad blind buy. It was my first fragrance I got coming out of the Claibornes and Celebrity frags that I used in highschool, and I will always have a bottle in my wardrobe.

Amazon has the 100ml bottle for $32 with free shipping (sold and shipped by Amazon). Worst case scenario, you sell the bottle for pretty much what you paid if you don't care for it.

Re: Blind buy Versace the Dreamer

Originally Posted by Baldini

As others have said, the opening is a blast of synthetics that can be harsh. After that, it settles into a nice fresh-linen scent (to me), and finally into a smooth light tobacco with some sweetness. I actually had a co-worker ask if I had just smoked a cigarette one morning (I quit over a year ago) while wearing this. It definitely has a synthetic vibe until the very base, but that's not always necessarily a bad thing. Some compare the sweetness to Le Male, but I think they are different enough to own both (I do!). I quite like this one as a budget fragrance, and for the longevity you get (10+ hours on skin, into the next day on clothes), it's definitely not a bad blind buy. It was my first fragrance I got coming out of the Claibornes and Celebrity frags that I used in highschool, and I will always have a bottle in my wardrobe.

Amazon has the 100ml bottle for $32 with free shipping (sold and shipped by Amazon). Worst case scenario, you sell the bottle for pretty much what you paid if you don't care for it.

Must be what that synthetic note is because I can handle CK Eternity no problem, but not this one.

Re: Blind buy Versace the Dreamer

Well today I got it!
This scent really reminds me of JP Gaultier Le Male!
But not all notes are in there I can sense the tobacco note and I like the sweetness of the other notes.
But.., the opening is harsh like I was warned for.
Another thing that bothers me is that I don't know for shure if this is an original or counterfeit product, or a new or old stash?
I ordered it from strawberrynet.com where I had a good experience with 4 years ago.
But with this product I just dont know....
Perhaps because I've never smelled this scent before, I can't tell if this is the real deal or not..
And the bottle cap seems to be fragile, I can turn it around.. Is that normal??
Im a little uncertain now ...

What are you'r experiences with Strawberrynet? And how can you tell if this is a genuine product? Somebody?

Re: Blind buy Versace the Dreamer

this one I wanted to love, but hated every second of it, especially the opening. big gamble blind buying this. not nearly as sweet as advertised. harsh opening for sure (not sure if it's the sage or whatever that bothers me, dry, kinda herbal nasty like). Versace Man>The Dreamer imo. that's the kind of sweet tobacco scent that I dig (or Tobacco Vanille, if you like Le Male and like tobacco, this one is gonna blow your mind).